abdominal decompression
nounUK /æbˈdɒm.ə.nəl diː.kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/ · US /æbˈdɑm.ə.nəl di.kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/
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Medicine, Sciences During childbirth, a technique in which the abdomen is surrounded by a chamber and has the pressure decreased intermittently, to assist the uterus in its task.